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ch. 1
geography
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1.geography | the study of where people,places,and things are located |
| 2.GIS | use computers technology to collect manipulate, analyze and display data |
| 3.absolute location | the position on the globe |
| 4.hemisphere | a half of the earth;the equator divides the northern and southern hemisphere;the prime meridian divides the eastern an western hemisphere |
| 5.relative location | the position of a place in relation to another place |
| 6.character of a place | the physical and human characteristics that help to distinguish a place |
| 7.perception | a viewpoint that is influenced by one's own culture and experiences |
| 8.formal region | a group of places that have similar attribute for examples a political region |
| 9.functional region | a group of places connected by movement for example the region drained by the amazon river and it tributaries |
| 10.perceputal region | a group of places that is defined by peoples feelings and attitude |
| 11.core | the earth's center,consisting of very hot metal that is dense and solid in the inner core and molten or liquid in the outer core |
| 12.mantle | a thick layer of mostly solid rock beneath the earths crust that surrounds the earths core |
| 13.crust | the solid rocky surface layer of the earth |
| 14.lithosphere | the surface features of the earth including soil rock and land form |
| 15.atmosphere | the layer of gases water vapor and other substance above the earth |
| 16hydrosphere | the consist of water in oceans lakes and rivers and even under the ground |
| 17.biosphere | the world of plants animals,and other living things that occupy the land and water of the planet |
| 18.continent | any of the seven large landmasses of the earths surface africa antartica asia austraila europe north america and south america |
| 19.relief | the differences in elevation of height of the land forms in any particular area |
| 20.plate tectonics | the theory that the earths outer shell plates or slabs of rock whose constant movement explain earthquakes and volcanic activity |
| 21.continental drift theory | the idea that continents slowly shift their positions due to movement of the tectonic plate on which they ride |
| 22.ring of fire | a ring of volcanic mountains surrounding the pacific ocean |
| 23.weathering | the chemical or mechanical process by which rock is gradually broken down,eventually becoming soil |
| 24.mechanical weathering | the actual breaking up or physical weakening of rock by force such as ice and roots |
| 25.chemical weathering | the process by which the actual chemical structure of rock is changed usually when water and carbon dioxide cause a breakdown of the rock |
| 26.acid rain | rain whose high concentration of chemicals usually from industrial pollution pollutes water kills plants and animals life and eat away at the surface of stone and rock a form of chemical weathering |
| 27.erosion | the movement of weathered materials including gravel soil and sand usually caused by water wind and glaciers |
| 28.sediment | particles of soil and rocks carried and deposited by water wind or ice |
| 29.loess | fine-grained mineral-rich lam dust or silt deposited by the wind |
| 30.glacier | a huge slow-moving mass of snow and ice |
| 31.moraine | a ridge like mass of rock gravel sand and clay carried and deposited by a glacier |
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